Paveway series guided bombs
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Paveway series guided bombs are laser-guided precision munitions designed to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of conventional unguided bombs against ground targets.
All labels observed (20)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guided bomb family
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laser-guided munition ⓘ precision-guided munition ⓘ |
| category | air-dropped bomb ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
BLU-109 bomb
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Mk 82 bomb ⓘ Mk 83 bomb ⓘ Mk 84 bomb ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedTo |
improve accuracy of unguided bombs
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increase effectiveness of conventional bombs ⓘ reduce circular error probable ⓘ |
| developedBy | Texas Instruments ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Israel
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Saudi Arabia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ multiple NATO countries ⓘ |
| feature |
high accuracy compared to unguided bombs
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modular guidance kit attached to standard bomb bodies ⓘ |
| firstCombatUse | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| firstIntroduced | late 1960s ⓘ |
| guidanceKitComponents |
airfoil group
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control fins ⓘ guidance computer ⓘ seeker head ⓘ |
| guidanceType | semi-active laser guidance ⓘ |
| includesVariant |
Mk 84 bomb
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surface form:
GBU-10 Paveway II
Mk 82 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-12 Paveway II
Mk 83 bomb ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-16 Paveway II
Paveway series guided bombs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-24 Paveway III
Paveway series guided bombs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-27 Paveway III
Paveway series guided bombs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
GBU-28 Paveway III
Paveway series guided bombs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Paveway I
Paveway series guided bombs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Paveway II
Paveway series guided bombs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Paveway III
Paveway series guided bombs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Paveway IV
Paveway series guided bombs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Paveway IV (GBU-49/GBU-50 family)
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| laterProducedBy |
Raytheon Company
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surface form:
Raytheon
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| launchedFrom |
attack aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| primaryRole | air-to-ground attack ⓘ |
| requires | laser designator ⓘ |
| targetIlluminationBy |
airborne laser designator
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ground-based laser designator ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
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United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor | precision strike against ground targets ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
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surface form:
Afghanistan War (post-2001)
Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ |
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Paveway series guided bombs
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this entity surface form:
Paveway I
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this entity surface form:
Paveway II
Paveway series guided bombs
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Paveway series guided bombs
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this entity surface form:
Paveway III
Paveway series guided bombs
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Paveway series guided bombs
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this entity surface form:
Paveway IV
Paveway series guided bombs
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includesVariant
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Paveway series guided bombs
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this entity surface form:
GBU-24 Paveway III
Paveway series guided bombs
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includesVariant
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Paveway series guided bombs
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
GBU-27 Paveway III
Paveway series guided bombs
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includesVariant
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Paveway series guided bombs
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
GBU-28 Paveway III
Paveway series guided bombs
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includesVariant
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Paveway series guided bombs
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Paveway IV (GBU-49/GBU-50 family)
this entity surface form:
Paveway guided bombs
this entity surface form:
Paveway laser-guided bombs
this entity surface form:
GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs
this entity surface form:
GBU-12 Paveway II
this entity surface form:
GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II
this entity surface form:
GBU-58 Paveway II
this entity surface form:
GBU-16 Paveway II
this entity surface form:
Paveway series
this entity surface form:
Paveway laser-guided bombs
this entity surface form:
GBU-series guided bombs
this entity surface form:
Paveway II family
this entity surface form:
Paveway series
this entity surface form:
Paveway series
this entity surface form:
Paveway III program